then create at least two partitions, one for Windows, minimum 50 GB, and the rest for storing data. These will be C: and D: Choose C: as the partition where you want to install Windows and launch the setup
Unless you have a specific reason to partition your hard drive, I'd simply install it on C:\ Drive. That way you don't always have to keep track of how much space you still have available on your C:\ Drive.
It also makes it easier for the default folder setup because most programs look to install on drive C:\.
Again, your choice. (I know image backup's are easier if you partition your drive but every thing else becomes a pain.)
recommending a newbie to not partition his drive is the worse advice you can give Bob
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that's exactly how they all lose their data (documents, pics, videos etc...) when a Windows reinstall is required, and formatting drive C: is seriously advised... and that's exactly how most OEMs pre-installed Windows a couple of years ago, an absolute disaster. Some have changed their ways fortunately. Running a complete system on one partition is suicidal, and stupid. Oh btw, I advised him to install Windows on C: and nowhere else. What sort of pain did you experience on a partitioned hard disk if I may ask
...another thing, image backup should be done on an external drive, not another partition, that's not what they're for (partitions
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I guess you knew I was going to react like that, as you noticed a few months ago I posted something similar on Comodo forums right ? and you told me it wasn't nice to tell people who lost data after the CAV disaster that they should have partitioned their HDD... would it be nicer to lose the data again? what's the plan ?